US5078548A - Method of and an installation for removing and transferring refuse - Google Patents

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US5078548A
US5078548A US07/424,250 US42425089A US5078548A US 5078548 A US5078548 A US 5078548A US 42425089 A US42425089 A US 42425089A US 5078548 A US5078548 A US 5078548A
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B5/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow
    • B08B5/04—Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action
    • B08B5/043—Cleaning travelling work
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L—DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47L9/00—Details or accessories of suction cleaners, e.g. mechanical means for controlling the suction or for effecting pulsating action; Storing devices specially adapted to suction cleaners or parts thereof; Carrying-vehicles specially adapted for suction cleaners
    • A47L9/02—Nozzles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B08—CLEANING
    • B08B—CLEANING IN GENERAL; PREVENTION OF FOULING IN GENERAL
    • B08B5/00—Cleaning by methods involving the use of air flow or gas flow
    • B08B5/04—Cleaning by suction, with or without auxiliary action
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
    • B65G53/00—Conveying materials in bulk through troughs, pipes or tubes by floating the materials or by flow of gas, liquid or foam
    • B65G53/04—Conveying materials in bulk pneumatically through pipes or tubes; Air slides
    • B65G53/24—Gas suction systems

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  • the present invention generally relates to a system for handling garbage or waste and more specifically relates to a method and an installation for removing and transferring waste or garbage from serving trays which on conveyor belts are carried past different stations for removing dirty dishes, knives, forks and spoons, removing waste or garbage and washing the trays themselves.
  • the finished trays are transported in special carts or carriages from the aeroplanes and into the kitchen establishment where the trays are placed on conveyor belts on which they are brought past different stations for removing knives, forks and spoons, removing china and for cleaning the trays.
  • so called “flume systems” are used for removing garbage or waste from the trays and for washing the same after they have been cleared from knives, spoons, forks and china.
  • These "flume systems” essentially comprise a water bath into which the trays are introduced by means of the conveyor belt, whereby the garbage or waste is suspended in the water and subsequently is removed from the water bath by means of a separate transport device carrying the waste or garbage to separate containers.
  • the object of the present invention is to achieve a method and an installation of the kind indicated in the introduction, by means of which the abovementioned disadvantages of the presently used systems may be eliminated for obtaining a relatively unexpensive and efficient handling of waste or garbage.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic illustration of a system for conveying trays and having a suction installation in accordance with the invention installed
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the portion of the tray conveyor belt where the suction installation according to the invention is provided
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic illustration of other parts of the system showing the connection of the transport duct to a refuse cyclone and to a blower unit, and
  • FIG. 4 illustrates, likewise schematically, the closed transport path for the refuse from the transport duct to a container.
  • FIG. 1 schematically illustrates the refuse handling installation according to the invention installed by a tray conveying system of a kind used for instance for the air-lines' flight catering facilities at airports. It should be emphasized that this tray handling system is only illustrated by way of example and that the installation according to the invention naturally may be installed in connected with other kinds of systems for handling the trays.
  • the used trays are brought, for instance in special carts or carriages, to a station 1 at the beginning of a conveyor belt 2, and at this station the trays are manually placed on the conveyor belt.
  • the trays are transferred to the next station 3 where china is manually removed from the trays and is placed on a further conveyor belt 3a for further transferring to a dish-washing installation.
  • the trays are conveyed to a further station 4 for manual removing of knives, forks and spoons which by means of a further conveyor belt 4a are likewise transferred to a dish-washing installation.
  • FIG. 2 gives a more detailed picture of the suction station or vacuum stripping station 5 of the refuse handling system according to the invention, and FIG. 2 illustrates how the trays 9 are transferred on the conveyor belt 2 to a suction nozzle 10 provided directly in connection with the conveyor belt 2.
  • the nozzle 10 is positioned immediately above the conveyor belt 2 and has a downwardly open U-shape in cross-section so that the nozzle forms a channel through which the trays are conveyed.
  • the nozzle is defined by an upper wall 10a and side walls 10b of which one is discontinuous and provided with a suction opening or orifice 10c.
  • the nozzle 10 should have a width, i.e. the distance between the side walls 10b, substantially corresponding to the width of the trays 9, but on the other hand the nozzle may be dimensioned shorter than the length of the trays. However, in the illustrated embodiment the nozzle has a length essentially corresponding to that of the trays.
  • a suitable guide (not illustrated) is provided by the conveyor belt.
  • This guide may preferably consist of L-shaped iron beams provided at each side of the conveyor belt, in the area of the nozzle, whereby one leg of the L-beam is extended parallel to the upper surface of the conveyor belt, at a distance above this upper surface, so that the edges of the trays pass between the upper surface of the belt and the leg of the beam and is thereby securely retained on the belt.
  • nozzle 10 is also possible to use alternative designs for the nozzle 10. This could for instance also be provided at one side of the conveyor belt 2, directly in connection with the belt, whereby the installation may possibly be supplemented with a device for tilting the trays when they pass the nozzle, so that the refuse through this tilting is brought to slide down towards the nozzle.
  • the suction nozzle 10 is provided with a guide means consisting of a plate 11 provided in connection with the upper wall 10a and the surface of which substantially coincides with the surface of the trays.
  • the guide plate 11 serves to guide the refuse towards the suction opening 10c and on the other hand it serves to tip or overturn bottles and the like standing upright on the trays.
  • the guide plate may also be replaced by a brush, a rubber strip or the like serving to brush or scrape the refuse even more efficiently from the tray.
  • silencers 12 directly in connection with the nozzle 10, possibly both before and after the nozzle, seen in the conveying direction.
  • a blow-off nozzle 13 is provided adjacent one side of the suction nozzle 10, with the opening or orifice of the blow-off nozzle 13 being positioned on a level with the edges of the trays. Due to the fact that high pressure air is continuously or intermittently as the trays pass the blow-off nozzle, blown through the blow-off nozzle 13 air is introduced between the covers and the trays in such a way that the covers may be sucked away with the rest of the refuse. In the case where a brush is used as a guide means this brush may also contribute in removing the covers from the trays and bringing them towards the suction opening.
  • the suction opening 10c of the suction nozzle 10 is connected to the transfer duct 6 through which the refuse is transferred to a refuse cyclone 7 provided in a collection terminal (FIGS. 3 and 4).
  • the installation may easily be supplemented with a supplementary feeding chute 15, for instance for bulkier garbage and food waste, which may be combined with a shredder (not shown) and which through a supplementary transfer duct 16 may be connected to the cyclone (FIG. 4).
  • a supplementary feeding chute 15 for instance for bulkier garbage and food waste
  • shredder not shown
  • a supplementary transfer duct 16 may be connected to the cyclone (FIG. 4).
  • the vacuum in the transfer duct 6 and possibly in the transfer duct 16 is produced in a conventional manner by means of a suction fan 17 ahead of which an air filtration unit 18 is connected by means of which dust and remaining particles may be filtered out from the air stream.
  • an air filtration unit 18 is connected by means of which dust and remaining particles may be filtered out from the air stream.
  • the system may also be supplemented with for instance a so called deodorizer filter 22 for minimizing the odour of the discharged air.
  • a silencer unit 20 is connected after the fan 17 for lowering the noise before the discharge of air into the atmosphere.
  • the fan, the filters and the silencer unit are provided in a machinery central unit 23 (FIGS. 1 and 3).
  • Refuse having been transported through the transfer duct 6 by the air stream enters the top of the cyclone 7 and is separated from the air stream in a manner known per se and is collected in a container 19 below the outlet of the cyclone unit where it enters a compactor unit 21 (FIG. 4) in which all refuse such as food waste, cans, glass, plastic, paper etc. is compacted to minimize the total volume of refuse by removing most of the air trapped in it.
  • the screw 21a of the compactor unit 21 forces the refuse into the closed container 8, whereby spills and unpleasant smells are eliminated since the whole system as described is closed.

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